Charleston donors gave $110,236.77 to candidates since last major state elections

Over the last four years, 87 individual donors living in Charleston gave $110,236.77 to political candidates, according to a Chicago City Wire analysis of state campaign finance data.

The analysis includes data from the Illinois State Board of Elections for cities where individual donors contributed $10,000 or more to campaigns since the start of 2015, when most states last held elections for major elected offices.

Top 25 Charleston campaign donors

Name

Amount

Phillips, Reggie

$27,500

Thompson, Kyle

$14,051

Yost, Jeremy

$13,500

Esarey, Marcus

$6,191.19

Drake, Mary

$5,000

Kasiar, Matthew

$5,000

Freezeland, Jackie

$3,392.33

Phillips, Reginald

$3,000

Ruyle, Wanda

$3,000

Hunt, Shirley

$2,000

Coffey, Max

$1,870

Ranchero, Bernie

$1,000

Sims, Elizabeth

$1,000

Weber, William

$1,000

Bartz, David

$1,000

Dively, Joseph and Sheila

$800

Wolcott, Keith

$780.95

Sidwell, Eli

$750

Bryden, Ewen

$650

Rearden, Jonathan and Phyllis

$600

Wolcott, Eleanor

$520.77

Dively, Joseph

$500

Scism, Thomas

$500

Littleford, Karen

$500

Bell, Brandon and Tammy

$500

Illinois State Board of Elections

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